Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridc… - Terry Pratchett

" "
Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a
red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of
someone who was annoyed by it.

Terry Pratchett

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

metaphor simile

English

Collect this quote

About Terry Pratchett

Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humorist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works, most famous for his Discworld series.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett • Terence David John Pratchett • Sir Terry Pratchett • Sir Terence David John Pratchett

All quotes from Terry Pratchett Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Terry Pratchett:

Larry Niven Stephen King Lois McMaster Bujold Sheri S. Tepper Kurt Vonnegut

Additional quotes by Terry Pratchett

I would just like to draw attention to everyone reading the above that this should be interpreted as 'I am not dead'. I will, of course, be dead at some future point, as will everybody else.

Things that try to look like things often do look more like things than things.

I once absent-mindedly ordered Three Mile Island dressing in a restaurant and, with great presence of mind, they brought Thousand Island Dressing and a bottle of chili sauce

Using a metaphor in front of a man as unimaginative as Ridcully was like a red flag to a bu... was like putting something very annoying in front of s… - Terry Pratchett

About Terry Pratchett

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Terry Pratchett

Limited Time Offer